Lake Arlington at Arlington water level

What this means

At 546.14 ft, Lake Arlington at Arlington is holding more water than usual for mid-October.

That puts it 0.74 ft above the median of 545.40 ft for mid-October, based on 7 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 546.72 ft (−0.58 ft).

It is still going down, by 0.08 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 543.15 ft – 546.93 ft.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in fall after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with winter rain and spring snowmelt.

Compared with 7 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date

545.40 ft0.74 ft above the median for this date

Normal for this date

543.10 ft – 546.72 ft8 years in 10 fall in this range (7 years of records)

Same day last year

546.72 ft−0.58 ft

Lowest and highest in 30 days

543.15 ft – 546.93 ft

Lowest and highest in 12 months

543.15 ft – 551.16 ft

Highest on record

562.42 ftMay 17, 1989